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In pairs, look at the pictures below. They are
all from the La Tomatina Festival in Spain. Put
them in the order you think they happen at
the festival.

A B C D

Now quickly read the texts below and check Read the texts again and answer the
your answers. questions.
1. When is La Tomatina celebrated?
From: carlos@fastmail.com
To: nick@quickmail.com 2. What did Carlos do the day before the festival?
Subject: Before the world’s biggest food fi ght 3. What did people place on top of the greasy pole?
Hi Nick, 4. Why did they have to wear goggles?
My family and I arrived in Buñol, Spain yesterday. 5. What was the signal for the start and end of the
It‛s the town where La Tomatina is held on the tomato fi ght?
last Wednesday of August every year. There are
thousands of people here. Luckily, the weather has 6. How was the town square after the fi ght?
been wonderful.
We stayed up late, but got up early this morning to
attend the festival. We saw that some people had Speaking
already placed the ham on top of the greasy pole.
I have to go now. Work in groups. Look at the newspaper
Carlos
headlines about two unusual festivals around
the world. Discuss what you think is unusual
about them.
From: carlos@fastmail.com
To: nick@quickmail.com
Subject: It’s lots of fun injured chasing cheese downhill in
Nick, 15 annual English village festival
Yesterday was the most exciting day of my life!
In the morning, many people tried to climb up the pole
to get the ham. At 11 a.m. we saw a jet of water coming
from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of
tomatoes from trucks were thrown to the crowds, and
we began throwing tomatoes at one another. We all
had to wear goggles to protect our eyes. Mo
Monkeys eat over nkeys eat over
After one hour, we saw another jet of water and
stopped throwing. The whole town square was red 2,000kg
2,000kg
with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, we tried tomato of fruit and
of fruit and
Paella, a traditional Spanish rice dish. Together with vegetables at annual
vegetables at annual
local people and tourists, we enjoyed the good food Monk
Monk
Monkey Buffet eyey
and drinks. Fe Fe
Festival
I‛m still tired, so bye for now.
Carlos
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